Since chickpeas, black beans, and lentils are common in veggie burgers, I took mine a different route. These Other White Meat Burgers are made with delicious and delicate cannelini beans.
I’m still playing around with the veggie burger. I’m playing with different cuisines, different flavor types, and different beans. I mean, chickpeas are the duh bean. And black beans, too. So this time, I went with cannellini beans, which in my book are white kidney beans. Who … [Read more...]

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Cooking Light, August 2005
These were SO easy, very tasty, and pretty cheap! I bought the Jiffy corn muffin mix to use the bananas I had in the freezer. When they start to get over ripe, I put them in the freezer to bake with. It makes them easier to mash and they keep for quite a while. I made a double batch and took half to work. Needless to say they didn't last too long. I will probably make them again because they were so easy!! If you don't have buttermilk, you … [Read more...]

Orzo, Corn, and Roasted Bell Pepper Salad
Cooking Light, July 2005
True to form, I didn't really follow the recipe. I THOUGHT I had roasted peppers in the fridge, but I didn't. CTM found this corn southwestern style mix by Birdseye, so I used that instead. I had orzo prepared from the night before, tossed it with the veggies that I heated in the microwave, and then chopped up a chipotle to make it match the fish we were having. It was DELICIOUS!! I had a little bit of it for lunch the next … [Read more...]

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